diff --git a/plugins/checks/commands b/plugins/checks/commands
index efbfb70ef..50414215f 100755
--- a/plugins/checks/commands
+++ b/plugins/checks/commands
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ case "$1" in
     help_content_func () {
       declare desc="return checks plugin help content"
       cat<<help_content
-    checks <app>, Show zero-downtime status
+    checks <app>, [DEPRECATED] Alternative for checks:report
     checks:disable <app> [process-type(s)], Disable zero-downtime deployment for all processes (or comma-separated process-type list) ***WARNING: this will cause downtime during deployments***
     checks:enable <app> [process-type(s)], Enable zero-downtime deployment for all processes (or comma-separated process-type list)
     checks:report [<app>] [<flag>], Displays a checks report for one or more apps
diff --git a/plugins/checks/subcommands/default b/plugins/checks/subcommands/default
index f1102fb14..783ef3e31 100755
--- a/plugins/checks/subcommands/default
+++ b/plugins/checks/subcommands/default
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ checks_main_cmd() {
     local APPS="$1"
   fi
 
+  dokku_log_warn "Deprecated: Please use checks:report"
   dokku_col_log_info1_quiet "App Name" "Proctypes Disabled" "Proctypes Skipped"
   local app
   for app in $APPS; do